Donnybrook

Music is not just a learned art or an acquired skill -- it is an intense means of expression which emanates from deep within one's soul in a quest that may have begun centuries ago in the hearts of ancestors who passed on the gift of song. The purpose of feeling, interpreting and performing music is to bring enlightenment, poignancy and joy to the performer and the listener. For the veteran musicians who comprise Donnybrook, the fervent desire to honor, respect and share that gift and tradition -- to musically nurture new and old friendships -- is the definitive cornerstone of life itself.

Donnybrook is an acoustic power band that makes a mountain of sound trimmed with rivers of laughter. Church halls, clubs, concert halls and auditoriums ring with great music from Ireland, Scotland, America and other meaningful places. Donnybrook’s shows are spiced with good feeling and a warmth that takes folks back to a simpler, better time. No computers, no synthesizers, no smoke or mirrors—just solid, innovative, riveting music played on acoustic instruments by reverent music lovers of blue-collar heritage. And they are out-and-out fun! Even riotous at times...

These 4 minstrels are students of many different types of music, but 90 percent of their songs and tunes are rooted in the ever-influential and far-reaching Celtic music genre. They may break out in selections of rock-n-roll, country and western, bluegrass, and mountain music – truly that is in keeping with “bringin’ it all back home,” as the Irish say. Donnybrook’s repertoire is deeply rooted in the music their ancestors brought from the Emerald Isle and Scotland. Go see every band you can -- you won’t forget Donnybrook.